This is just absolutely amazes me: The Arizona House on Monday voted for a provision that would require President Barack Obama to show his birth certificate if he hopes to be on the state’s ballot when he runs for reelection. The House voted 31-22 to add the provision to a separate bill. The measure still […]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) is now the guilty party when it comes to the mystery of who shouted “baby killer” on the House floor during Bart Stupak’s speech. “Last night was the climax of weeks and months of debate on a health care bill that my constituents fear and do not support,” Neugebauer said in […]
Why the thanks? Because of this: BP PLC, Europe’s second biggest oil producer, reported a 63 percent surge in first quarter net profit on Monday after crude oil prices soared to an all-time high and natural gas prices also rose. Isn’t it nice to know your family is starving so the oil companies can get […]
Just another example of how McCain says one thing and does another: Given Senator John McCain’s signature stance on campaign finance reform, it was not surprising that he backed legislation last year requiring presidential candidates to pay the actual cost of flying on corporate jets. The law, which requires campaigns to pay charter rates when […]
Talking about Obama’s speech about Middle America, Pat Buchanan said “This is what he thinks of us?” As Cesca points out, Pat is not Middle America at all. He is a D.C. insider. To sit there and try to claim he is Middle America is an insult to Middle America. Obama said that Middle America […]
Another story has emerged of police using excessive force, this time in Florida: Former teacher Paul King says he used to be one of those people who said lock ’em up throw away the key. However King has changed his mind since being arrested on public intoxication last July. A video shows deputies pushed him […]
This is a sure indicator of how much the world is anticipating a new leader in the U.S.: From Berlin to London to Jakarta, the destinies of Democratic and Republican contenders in Iowa or New Hampshire, or Nevada or South Carolina, have become news in a way that most political commentators cannot recall. It is […]
E.J. Dionne has a great piece up today about the Democrats problem in Congress. Democrats in Congress are discovering what it’s like to live in the worst of all possible worlds. They are condemned for selling out to President Bush and condemned for failing to make compromises aimed at getting things done. Democrats complain that […]
Today’s most viewed story on the Washington Post is this: Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson has been crisscrossing the country since early this summer on a private jet lent to him by a businessman and close adviser who has a criminal record for drug dealing. Thompson selected the businessman, Philip Martin, to raise seed […]
Following McCain’s photo-op in Iraq this weekend, which required more than 100 soldiers in armored humvees, attack helicopters and the full attention of the top commander in Iraq, I was wondering what would happen if all the Presidential candidates wanted a tour. Military rules clearly state that the military is not to be used for […]